Synonyms of stuffed

stuffed 1 of 2

adjective

1

as in filled

containing or seeming to contain the greatest quantity or number possible

had never seen shelves so stuffed with books

Synonyms & Similar Words

• filled
• packed
• bursting
• jammed
• crammed
• loaded
• full
• crowded
• brimming
• chock-full
• brimful
• overstuffed
• fat
• chockablock
• jam-packed
• overfilled
• overloaded
• overflowing
• overcrowded
• overladen
• overfull
• replete
• rife
• teeming
• fraught
• swarming
• abounding
• flush

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• empty
• blank
• devoid
• vacant
• bare
• void
• short
• inadequate
• incomplete
• insufficient
• wanting
• stark
• deficient
• shy
• drained
• depleted
• shortish
• exhausted

2

as in full

having one's appetite completely satisfied

we were still stuffed from our huge breakfast and didn't want lunch

Synonyms & Similar Words

• full
• sated
• satiated
• replete
• surfeited
• overstuffed
• gorged
• glutted
• overfed
• satiate
• overfull

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• empty
• hungry
• starving
• starved
• famished
• undernourished
• underfed

stuffed

2 of 2

verb

past tense of stuff

1

as in packed

to close up so that no empty spaces remain

stuffed the box with tissue paper so the contents wouldn't rattle around

Synonyms & Similar Words

• filled
• packed
• plugged
• sealed
• blocked
• bunged
• dammed
• stopped
• jammed
• closed (off)
• occluded
• congested
• clogged
• choked
• obstructed
• clotted
• caulked
• repacked
• restuffed
• chinked

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• excavated
• scooped (out)
• shoveled
• hollowed (out)

2

as in gorged

to fill with food to capacity

kids who stuff themselves with junk food after school and then don't have any room for supper

Synonyms & Similar Words

• gorged
• filled
• glutted
• crammed
• sated
• surfeited
• feasted
• gobbled
• regaled
• gulped
• guzzled
• cloyed
• pigged out
• banqueted
• gormandized

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• fasted
• dieted

3

as in crammed

to fit (people or things) into a tight space

stuffed all the kids into the back of the car

Synonyms & Similar Words

• crammed
• squeezed
• loaded
• wedged
• jammed
• packed
• sandwiched
• rammed
• crowded
• filled
• crushed
• shoehorned
• heaped
• jam-packed

4

as in blocked

to prevent passage through by filling with something

I can't smell anything, as my nose is all stuffed

Synonyms & Similar Words

• blocked
• obstructed
• filled
• jammed
• choked
• flooded
• congested
• occluded
• stopped (up)
• clogged
• packed
• clotted
• plugged (up)
• gummed (up)
• dammed
• corked
• bunged
• stoppered
• overwhelmed
• furred
• gridlocked
• inundated
• spiled
• silted
• glutted
• stoppled
• swamped

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• opened (up)
• freed
• cleared
• unplugged
• excavated
• scooped (out)
• emptied
• hollowed (out)
• unblocked
• unstopped
• unclogged
• lightened

5

as in loaded

to put into (something) as much as can be held or contained

stuffed a whole suitcase with gifts for her relatives in Mexico

Synonyms & Similar Words

• filled
• packed
• loaded
• crammed
• jammed
• brimmed
• heaped
• refilled
• charged
• flooded
• jam-packed
• shoved
• drenched
• glutted
• swamped
• squashed
• bloated
• squeezed
• rammed
• crowded
• bulked
• replenished
• repacked
• matted
• reloaded
• saturated
• penetrated
• refreshed
• crushed
• pressed
• overflowed
• overcharged
• honeycombed
• overfilled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• emptied
• cleared
• vacated
• evacuated
• eliminated
• drained
• exhausted
• depleted
• drew (off)
• cleaned
• voided
• swept
• lightened
• flushed
• bled
• purged
• scoured

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of stuffed

Adjective

The only other guests were our daughter’s dolls and stuffed animals. — Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026

For those who aren’t fans of thin crust pizza, Mama Cozzi also makes stuffed and rising crust versions, a deli take-and-bake pie, and a French bread pizza. — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 20 July 2026

Some Vespas featured flowers and stuffed animals. — David Biller, Christian Science Monitor, 27 June 2026

Once the children returned from check-in, the organizers greeted them with Danimals drinkable yogurts, their new backpacks and stuffed animals. — Miami Herald, 25 June 2026

Inside, Sophie loves to play with her baby dolls and stuffed animals. — Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 9 June 2026

Hearty options at The Farmhouse Cafe like stuffed hashbrowns are adventure fuel. — Julia Sayers Gokhale, Midwest Living, 1 June 2026

The elaborate staging kept with the song’s energy, with the group bursting out of a giant pink teddy bear outfitted with speakers for paws, interrupting a tea party scene populated by extras with pinkies raised, before launching into the track amid a cascade of colour and floating stuffed animals. — Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026

Barbies, stuffed animals, cowgirl hats, and handwritten notes now surround the original cross placed at the site after her death. — Amelia Mugavero, CBS News, 20 May 2026

Verb

Zucchini and cabbages are stuffed; fish is cooked with tahini. — Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 2 Sep. 2026

When my husband comes home and stands in front of the refrigerator stuffed with bags of mulberry leaves, his face takes on an unnatural look. — Jonathan Flint, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026

In 2022, a man's decayed body was found stuffed into a metal barrel. — Bill Goodykoontz, AZCentral.com, 31 Aug. 2026

Seated in the driver's seat of his car, Obeid crunches on the taco, stuffed with avocado and jalapeños for his Instagram followers. — Lyndsay C. Green, Freep.com, 30 Aug. 2026

Jeremy Payne, who ran for 142 yards, was stuffed on fourth-and-1 from the 5 on TCU's previous drive. — ABC News, 29 Aug. 2026

In August, Campos posted a video of the painting being removed from the wall, getting stuffed into storage material, and being carted off to an undisclosed location. — Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 28 Aug. 2026

But a late rally by the offense was stuffed by the Sea Kings (2-0). — Chris Hays, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Aug. 2026

Runs up the middle were often stuffed at the line, at least three of Daniels’ pass attempts were batted away and three others were dropped. — Nicki Jhabvala, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026

Phrases Containing stuffed

• stuffed shirt